"The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk's Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform. In tests done by the Guardian, GPT-5.2 cited Grokipedia nine times in response to more than a dozen different questions. These included queries on political structures in Iran, such as salaries of the Basij paramilitary force and the ownership of the Mostazafan Foundation,"
"Grokipedia, launched in October, is an AI-generated online encyclopedia that aims to compete with Wikipedia, and which has been criticised for propagating rightwing narratives on topics including gay marriage and the 6 January insurrection in the US. Unlike Wikipedia, it does not allow direct human editing, instead an AI model writes content and responds to requests for changes. ChatGPT did not cite Grokipedia when prompted directly to repeat misinformation about the insurrection, about media bias against Donald Trump, or about the HIV/Aids epidemic."
GPT-5.2 has cited Grokipedia frequently when answering a range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers. The model referenced Grokipedia nine times across more than a dozen different questions. Cited topics included political structures in Iran, salaries of the Basij paramilitary force, ownership of the Mostazafan Foundation, and biographical details about historian Sir Richard Evans. Grokipedia launched in October as an AI-generated encyclopedia and does not permit direct human editing; an AI model writes content and processes change requests. Grokipedia has been criticised for propagating rightwing narratives on issues such as gay marriage and the 6 January insurrection. GPT-5.2 sometimes repeats stronger or debunked claims found on Grokipedia and other LLMs have also referenced it.
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